April 18 - 19, 2024
Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik, Croatia
About the Cirtuo Procurement Forum 2024
‘Navigating business complexity with category strategies'
Procurement faces increasing business requirements, (geo)political disasters, and new (environmental) regulations that often force its hand. To ensure Procurement is fully aligned with business strategies, teams need to successfully navigate complex business environments. Strategically managing spend category holds the key to balancing risk management, ESG, and cost-saving expectations. The Cirtuo Procurement Forum 2024 will therefore focus on ‘Navigating business complexity with category strategies’.
The Cirtuo Procurement Forum 2024 is the only Procurement conference focused on Category Management. Hosted by Cirtuo, the global pioneer and leader in guided category strategy creation, it brings together a broad mix of procurement professionals, industry experts, and solution providers. The event will give participants ample opportunity to explore and discuss best practices and trends in Category Management and Procurement digitalization while networking with peers and industry experts.
The Cirtuo Procurement Forum 2024 will also deep dive into our AI-powered category strategy software, how it fits into the broader Procuretech ecosystem, and how it leverages spend data and external market intelligence to enable category managers to make more holistic decisions faster.Please join us in Dubrovnik for 2 days of networking, exchanging ideas, and sharing experiences with the greatest minds in Category Management.
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2024 Agenda
April 18-19, 2024, Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik
Thursday April 18
Welcome drinks
17:30 – 18:00
Conference Opening
Richard Beaumont, Event Moderator
18:00 – 18:10
Opening speech: A new purpose for Procurement: Navigating complex business environments (with category strategies)
Drasko Jelavic, CEO & Founder, Cirtuo
18:10 – 18:20
Keynote: The age of AI: Do androids dream of digital Procurement?
Dr. Elouise Epstein, Partner, Kearney
18:20- 18:50
The state of Category Management in 2024 – Key Insights From Future Purchasing’s 2024 Global CatMan Survey
Mark Webb, Managing Director, Future Purchasing
18:50- 19:00
Panel discussion: ‘How to leverage category strategies for navigating complex business requirements & needs’
19:00 – 19:20
Networking drink & dinner
19:20 – 23:00
Friday, April 19
Opening day two
Richard Beaumont, Event Moderator
09:00 – 09:10
Keynote: Defining the business problem technology needs to solve
Drasko Jelavic, CEO & Founder, Cirtuo
09:10 – 09:30
Keynote: Digital and data driven procurement transformation
Lance Younger, CEO, ProcureTech
09:30 – 10:00
Holistic decisions in complex environments: Guided Strategy Creation Pro
Drasko Jelavic, CEO & Founder, Cirtuo
Lana Zuber, Product Development Team Lead, Cirtuo
10:00 – 10:30
Practical presentation: Procurement analytics: establishing the analytical foundation for impactful category strategies
Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO & Co-founder, Sievo
10:30 – 10:50
Networking break: 10:50 – 11:10
Practical presentation: Market intelligence & Insights power actionable, always-on category strategies
Vel Dhinagaravel, CEO & Founder, Beroe
11:10 – 11:30
Panel discussion: Observations on the progress of digital transformation: tips for Procurement to achieve tangible business impact faster
11:30 – 12:00
Fireside chat: The beating heart of Procurement: how digital category strategies are at the core of Procurement transformation
Rachael Legg, Interim Group Chief Procurement Officer, Rolls-Royce
12:00 – 12:20
Elvire Regnier, Founder & President, Rgn-advisory
12:20 – 12:50
12:50 – 13:00
Networking lunch: 13:00 – 14:00
Fireside chat: Seeing it through ’till the end: experiences on making category strategies actionable
Diarmuid O’Donoghue, Head of Digital Garage, BT Sourced
14:00 – 14:20
Afternoon session introduction / Breaking away to see the bigger picture
Richard Beaumont, Event Moderator
14:20 – 14:30
Breakout sessions
14:30 – 15:10
Breakout report
15:10 – 15:40
Panel discussion: Transformation through adoption: best practices for achieving broad technology adoption
15:40 – 16:00
Closing thoughts, polling, and remarks
Drasko Jelavic, CEO & Founder
16:00 – 16:20
Networking opportunity: Dubrovnik city tour
17:00 – 19:00
Networking dinner
21:00 – 23:00
2024 Speakers
We’re pleased to announce the initial speaker list for 2024.
Stay tuned as we finalize the full speaker line-up soon
Drasko Jelavic
CEO & Founder
Dr. Elouise Epstein
Partner
Lance Younger
CEO
Sammeli Sammalkorpi
CEO & Co-founder
Mark Webb
Managing Director
Vel Dhinagaravel
CEO & Founder
Rachael Legg
Interim Group CPO
Elvire Regnier
Founder & President
Diarmuid O’Donoghue
Head of Digital Garage
Lana Zuber
Product Development Team Lead
Chaired by Richard Beaumont
Founder
Cirtuo Procurement Forum 2024 – Official Airline Carrier
